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Yellow Coneflower         (Ratibida pinnata)  

4 to 6 feet tall, full sun, dry to moderate moist soil.  Flowers late summer.

Brown-eyed Susan         (Rudbeckia triloba)           

4 to 5 feet tall, full to partial sun, well-drained soil.  Flowers late summer to mid-autumn.

Sundrops                     (Oenothera fruticosa)     

1 to 2 feet tall, full to partial sun, dry to moderately moist soil.  Flowers throughout the summer.

Spiderwort               (Tradescantia ohiensis)  

1.5 to 2.5 feet tall, full to partial shade, dry to moderately wet soil.  Flowers throughout the summer and into fall.

Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laveis) 

3 to 5 feet tall, full sun, dry soil.  Flowers Aug.-Oct.

Compass Plant (Silphium laciniatum)

3-8 feet tall. Large yellow flowers from June to Sept.  Full sun, draught tolerant.  Good food source for birds and butterflies.

Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Grows 1-3 ft tall. Shade to full sun.  Red Yellow flowers April thru July.  Medium soil moisture.  Deer resistant.

Purple Coneflower (Echinacea pallida)

Grows 2-5 ft tall.  In full sun. Prefers dry soil. Lavender flowers from May to August. Deer resistant.

Sand Coreopsis (Coreopesis lanceolata)  

Grows 1-2 ft tall.  Dry soils. Partial to full sun.  Blooms yellow flowers May - Aug. Deer resistant.

Foxglove Beard-Tongue (Penstemon digitalis)

Grows 2-4 ft.  Medium soil moisture. Partial to full sun.  White/pink flowers from May to July.  Deer Resistant

Stiff Goldenrod (Solidago rigida)

Grows 1-5 ft.  Dry soil. Partial to full sun.  Yellow flowers. July to Oct.  Deer resistant.

White Wild Indigo (Baptisia lactea)

Grows 3-4 ft.  Medium soil mosture.  Partial to full sun.  White flowers May - Aug.  Deer resistant.

Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis)

Grows 1-2 ft. Partial to full sun.  Dry soil. Purple flowers April to July.  Deer resistant.

Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)

Grows 1-3 ft. Dry soil. Partial to full sun.  Orange flowers.  June-Sept. Deer resistant